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10 years with Blue Star!

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Congratulations to Aaron Fraser for reaching his 10 year milestone with Blue Star! Aaron completed his apprenticeship with us and has worked his way through the ranks into the Estimating team. Aaron is a valued member of Blue Star – and we thank him for his commitment and hard work over the last 10 years

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Blue Star Atlantic – Slacks Creek Green Link

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Earlier this year Blue Star Atlantic was awarded the electrical package for the Slacks Creek Greenlink. This is a new 780 metre recreational boardwalk featuring a new bridge connecting each side of the creek which leads to recreation facilities, shaded areas, seating, and bike shelters. Blue Star Atlantic are engaged to complete the lighting design, supply and installation throughout the boardwalk while working alongside Epoca Constructions.

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Blue Star Atlantic – Wakerley Sports Park

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The Blue Star Atlantic team has been working on the Wakerley Sports Park for just under a year. Located in the bayside suburbs of Brisbane, this new sports park consists of multiple netball courts, a sporting clubhouse and a connecting pedestrian and cyclist pathway. All areas of the project are currently in the rough-in stage and will be followed by the final fit off stages. The Blue Star team is working hard towards project completion to handover to the client later this year.    

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Blue Star Atlantic attends Bogan Bingo!

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Members of the Blue Star Atlantic team recently dressed up as Bogans to attend the Bogan Bingo event hosted by the Pullman Hotel in support of charity. It was an awesome night with drinks, food and rounds of Bingo with all the proceeds going to the Accor Community Fund. The Fund is raising 1 million dollars to help create healthy families through several charities such as the Kokoda Youth Foundation, Lifeline, AIME, the Garvan Institute and the Australian Childhood Foundation.

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Women in Design & Construction Electrical Masterclass

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Blue Star were a proud workshop sponsor of an Electrical Masterclass presented by Women in Design and Construction (WIDAC) and Norman, Disney & Young. The WIDAC community empowers, inspires and challenges women in the construction and related industries. It’s a chance for women to come together to discuss their personal accomplishments, ideas and upcoming projects. This Masterclass discussed the fundamentals of electrical services, electrical services in the context of retail and commercial office environments, and the vital role that electrical services play in future projects. At Blue Star, we pride ourselves on our core values some of which align with WIDAC. People, community and integrity are values which both guide our businesses and ensures a high standard of service to…

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Blue Star cleans up at the NECA Queensland Excellence Awards yet again!

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We are extremely proud to have won 4 NECA Queensland Excellence Awards this year! Blue Star Pacific won the Lighting Award for Haven Newstead and the Energy Efficiency and Environment Award for Casino Towers and Blue Star Atlantic won the Industrial Small Project Award for the Northgate Mail Centre Project. This was all topped off by Blue Star also winning the Company WHS Management System Award – a great night with a great result for Blue Star across the board! As always, we thank NECA and its sponsors for hosting the event and making it such an enjoyable evening for all!

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NECA National Electro-Technology Conference 2018

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Members of Blue Star’s Senior Management team and their partners recently escaped the winter cold to soak up the beautiful sun and sand of Fiji at NECA’s 2018 National Electro-Technology Conference. The Conference program was loaded with engaging speakers, workshops on the theme of business improvement, a traditional Fijian Viti dinner and ended with a Bollywood themed Gala on the beach. There was also ample discussion on the pressing issues we are facing as an industry as well as plenty of time for industry networking. This year’s conference reflected on the evolution of the electro-technology industry over the past 100 plus years, and what that means for the future of the industry. One of the highlights of the trip was a…

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Team bonding at Madame Wu

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For their May social club event, Blue Star’s finance and administrative team once again headed out on a fun, relaxed, laughter filled night at the elegant and funky Madame Wu restaurant. Madame Wu is an Asian Fusion restaurant on the Brisbane River overlooking the Story Bridge. It’s alluring dim lighting, trendy music and beautiful view certainly set the tone for the night – great atmosphere, dining and company! The evening kicked off with the signature “Madame Wu” cocktail, wine and a number of failed photo attempts! From there, some classic, flavoursome dishes were ordered, shared and thoroughly enjoyed! We highly recommend the scallop dumplings – yum! It was a memorable night and we can’t wait to do it all again!…

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Client Services – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week support

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Blue Star’s dedicated Client Services team were there to support a valued client in need, when all 12 of the lifts in a busy 20 storey Brisbane CBD hotel stopped working one evening recently. Faced with a challenging job, with power having to remain on so that the hotel could continue to function, Blue Star’s team firstly focused on getting the lifts up and running again without major delay for their client. With the assistance of a temporary generator, they were able to isolate power to the lifts and get them powered up within a short space of time and outside of normal business hours. They then commenced working on providing a more permanent solution for the client to remedy…

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